Milton Barnes to Rhoda Barnes, May 21, 1863.

Letter to Rhoda Barnes from her husband Milton Barnes, stationed near Kingston, Georgia. Milton explains his lack of writing recently by describing the constant marching and skirmishes he has been involved in. Battles at Tunnel Hill, Daltan, Resaca, and Kingston, Georgia have kept Milton on the move. He praises a description of the Battle at Resaca he read in the Cincinnatti Commercial newspaper.

For more information about this collection, see the Guide to the Milton Barnes papers, 1853-1891: http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/barnes.html. The original version of this digital copy can be found in Collection.Box.Folder number: C0065.02.14